Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-22
CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
l Young Bank Clerk Arrested ON
Serious Charge.

Henry 7. Cook. aged twenty, discount clerk in
the Columnaa National Bank, was placed under
arrest yesterday on warrant sworn out by Nj.
A. 7. Brftton, the acting president Of the bank,
charging him with forging the name Of John R
Mclean TO checks amounting to s2,OeA31. Mr..
Mclean Is deposttor in the bank, and has been
out OF the city for the summer Young Cook, 1t is
charged, forged his names to checks at different
times, and, opening an account at Corson and No
Cartneys banking-house. under the name of
Brown Norris placed these forged checks on
deposit Thex were sent to the Columbia Bank
FOR collection and were paid. In depostting the
oh enc a ana ~ craving the money Cook, it Is
cnafge0, mace use OF his brother, public school
pupil, fifteen years OF age who has also been ar
bank informing Mr.. Mclean that his account was
overdrawn, and by that gentleman declaring that
II sucn was the case his name had been forged, as
Investigation that was at once begun tt was ascer-
tanned that the checks were missing, The books
pore the entries OF the number and the amount of
the cnecKS, out the checks themselves could not
be found. In this investigation no one was more
active In assisting Mr.. B1tton than young Cook
rnnk VIA o th was found indicating that
arrest he stoutly asserted his Innocence, but his
brother, who was also arrested, admitted his
boys are sons OF the late Dr. VIM Cook the in
ventOr OF the patent medicine known as the Balm
OF Lie; Their stepfather is DR.. Sonnenschmidt,
employed In the bank upon the Recommendation
OF large number OF business men and OF bank
1ng-h0uSe where he had formerly been emplOyed.
He Is bright and Shrewd boy.
WHAT CASHIER PARKER SAYS
MI. Z. Southland Parker the cashier OF the Co
lumbla National Bank, in conversation with STAR
reporter to-day in regard to the forger1es OF Dis
count Clerk Cook said: eve have made thorough
examination, and find that Cooks operations were
cohlineu entlrely 10 the four checks drawn in the
name OF Mr. Mclean. 1t Is probable that nearly
all, If not all OF the money win be recovered from
Cook: OF course Mr.. Mclean win not lose
covered, and while we ought not to have paid
the checks, still we were really paying them to
C4fso1 Mccartney who under the usual rules
TOR unless he was known and recommended to
them. IN this case the name Of the depositor on
their BOOKS was a firm that had no existence, and
the checkS coming to US through another bank
could not be questioned In the same way as II they
had been presented directly to US for payment I
bility Of this matter"
BAIL FIXED AT $1,000 FOR EACH OF THE COOKS
In the Police Court to-day warrants were sworn
out by Mr.. Britton charging Henry T. Cook, the
eldest boy, with forgery, and Chas. T. Cook, the
youngest with presenting forged check. The
nearing was SET Tor Tuesday next, and Messrs A. B.
them. Bail was fixed at $1,000 each
Mr. A. B.. Williams, when So 600 was named as
the amount OF bond, submitted that 1t was excess
slve IN b0th cases. They had been arrested but
separated, and the younger one had been exam
lned and re-exam1ned by the assistant district at
tOrney.
Mr.. Shepherd said it was true that he had ex-
am1ned the boy. The total amount OF the figures
was some s., 400, while but one check was In con-
troversy. He would be ready to hear the case on
Tuesday Of next week.
Mr. Williams urged reduction Of bail in the
case Of the small boy.
=, Mr.. shepherd said there is a party ready to 20
the small boys bond in s. OOO
The court-That settles it as far as this case is
concerned.
Mr.. Williams then asked Mr.. Shepherd to pro-
uuce the party, and the latter stated that he saw
the certificate made out.
Mr. Williams insisted that If the gentleman was
willing to go In that amount that did not affect
MS objection that the bail was excessive
The court said he would fix the bail at a. 600
Mr. c. II. Wright went on the bond OF the small
boy.